diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/jme/camera/CameraHandler.java b/src/java/com/threerings/jme/camera/CameraHandler.java
index bdb362d8..70216c6c 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/jme/camera/CameraHandler.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/jme/camera/CameraHandler.java
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public class CameraHandler
         }
         
         // create a rotation matrix
-        _rotm.fromAxisAngle(axis, deltaAngle);
+        _rotm.fromAngleAxis(deltaAngle, axis);
 
         // rotate the direction vector and the camera itself
         _rotm.mult(direction, direction);